ROLLINSFORD — A man facing charges of negligent homicide and felony level driving while intoxicated for his role in a head-on crash on Route 4 two weeks ago that killed a Minnesota woman and injured her husband while on their honeymoon is scheduled to appear in court today.

Matthew Tsopas, 43, of Somersworth, scheduled for a probable cause hearing at 10 a.m. at the Dover Circuit Court, faces two counts of negligent homicide. One alleges he is responsible for the death of Leah Fonda Preiss, 30, of St. Paul, Minn., due the intoxication of alcohol or drugs before driving. The second charge alleges he failed to maintain control of his vehicle.

Additionally, he faces an aggravated DWI charge and two complaints regarding conduct after an accident.

Strafford County Attorney Tom Velardi said it is likely Tsopas will face additional charges in connection with his conduct at the local American Legion Post before the crash.

According to a state police affidavit, Tsopas assaulted an employee and another individual at the Legion building, located at 319 Foundry St., and struck four cars in the parking lot with his Infiniti before leaving Saturday.

Police said Tsopas crashed his Infiniti on Route 4 a short time later, near the intersection of Old Mill Lane. He then attempted to flee the crash scene but was confronted by a man who lives in the neighborhood, according to court documents. Police allege Tsopas struck the man in the face and attempted to hit him with a stick, then fled into a gully, where he was eventually detained by a Dover police officer.

“Officer Sean Kennedy could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person,” the police affidavit states.

Tsopas was then taken to the hospital and later arrested. Velardi said police administered a blood-alcohol test, but he declined to comment on the results.

Tsopas has been held on $250,000 cash bail at the Strafford County jail since Tuesday after being released from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, where he was arraigned while he recovered from crash-related injuries, according to Strafford County Administrator Raymond Bower.

“It is a pretty substantial amount of money. I don't believe there has been anyone attempting to bail him out,” Bower said Tuesday.